View From The Sphere

Here are my Arsenal player ratings today’s 1-0 Community Shield win over Chelsea:
Petr Cech - Had a comfortable day out against his former club. Was rarely threatened and kept a clean sheet. 6/10
Hector Bellerin - Made a few mistakes early...read more »

Paul Merson’s latest comments about Francis Coquelin may not go down well with the Arsenal faithful.
The former Arsenal favourite believes the Gunners cannot win the Premier League title with the 24-year-old French midfielder providing cover for the back four.
Coquelin emerged...read more »

Arsenal legend Martin Keown wants to see the club sign a new striker this summer and believes Karim Benzema should be on top of Arsene Wenger’s the list
The Gunners have been linked with a number of forwards this summer, with...read more »

‘Will he? Won’t he?’ Well he has - Theo Walcott has signed a new deal to remain at Arsenal.
The 26-year-old put pen to paper on a new four-year deal earlier in the week and will earn £140k-a-week, becoming Arsenal’s highest...read more »

It was only yesterday that Gazzetta dello Sport claimed Joel Campbell was set to seal a season-long loan move to Palermo.
However, the Italian publication today suggests the Serie A club have made an initial offer of £5 million for the...read more »

Sergio Busquets has emerged as a shock transfer target for Arsenal, according to reports in Spain.
Arsene Wenger is believed to be keen to add a defensive midfielder to his squad this summer to challenge Francis Coquelin and, according to Catalan...read more »

The Community Shield focuses on two teams - the Premier League Champions and the FA Cup winners. However, this Sunday's encounter between Arsenal and Chelsea will undoubtedly be about one man, Petr Cech.
The 33-year-old swapped west London for north London...read more »

Wojciech Szczesny has completed his loan move to Roma after passing his medical.
The Poland international was axed by Arsene Wenger as the start of the year over a smoking incident and was ousted by David Opsina for his starting position.
Since...read more »

Arsenal can land Ajax playmaker Davy Klaassen for just £6 million, according to reports in Holland.
The 22-year-old Dutchman has been impressive for Ajax since becoming a regular in the past couple of seasons, scoring 20 goals and contributing 13 assists...read more »

The summer transfer window is the ideal time for young talents to go out on loan for the season in order to gain first-team experience.
Arsene Wenger has often sent his young academy products out on loan before getting their shot...read more »